Good Morning!

 

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Today, I am going to talk about the first thing that is on the list I sent out Friday.  It is a list of some of the things that satan has in his "trash bag"!  I am not trying to be "funny" when I am using these words (trash...garbage...dumpsters)!  I am very serious about this!  I know that I know, that The Lord is really wanting us to SEE these things as TRASH and GARBAGE!  Once you really SEE it that way,  you will recognize the "stench" and you will refuse to "receive" it!  Oh! Precious ones, the Holy Spirit is using a very simple but profound way of showing us why we must take the Covenant Word of God and come against the devices of the enemy!  You are going to realize this more and more as we go through the list!

 

The first one that The Holy Spirit listed is FEAR!  It is no wonder why the enemy would want to put this "stinking" piece of garbage on us.  He knows that we cannot operate in FEAR and FAITH at the same time!  They are opposing forces!  He knows FEAR brings "torment"!  He knows that without FAITH, we cannot receive any of the COVENANT promises of God!  He knows that God has told us over and over again to:  "FEAR NOT"! (By the way, when God tells us to "FEAR NOT"...He is not making a "suggestion" or giving us an "option".  This is a COMMANDMENT from the Lord!  He said, "If you love Me, you will keep My commandments"......and He said, "Love casteth out all FEAR"!

 

Today we have looked at some of the reasons WHY we need to be free from FEAR.  Next, we are going to find out HOW to be free and how to STAY free from something that Our Heavenly Father looks upon as being "hazardous to our health"!  Not only to our "physical health", but also to our "spiritual health"!  God's COVENANT promises will "disinfect" the "harmful bacteria" that comes from satan's garbage, and will continue to "protect" us from it!  All we have to do is just "spray" the Word of God!!    (Remember that word "harmful")!   See you Friday~~~~~